Quote of the Day

"With the money I'm making I should be playing two positions"--Pete Rose

Charlie Hustle not only made big time plays on the diamond to earn big dollar contracts, he also hustled the shit out of bookies by betting on baseball games that he played and managed in. In 1987 when the scandal broke, Rose was wagering $10,000 a game on games he was involved in as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. A lot of people complained he was able to control games and enhance his chances of winning the bets. So what. That's called tipping the odds in your own favor. If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying. Rose denied these claims for years, before finally coming clean in 2004. He stands by his claim that he always bet on his team to win, not against them. In my book that's the same as any homer who always bets on his team even though they may suck. It's like Redskins fans guaranteeing they're going to the superbowl every year despite the fact we suck. Why punish and criticize Charlie Hustle all these years for having faith in his team? Shit is weak. Still, the fact of the matter remains he should have kept denying this shit forever and taken it to the grave. That ain't new.